Jewish Identities in East and Southeast Asia: Singapore, Manila, Taipei, Harbin, Shanghai, Rangoon, and Surabaya

by Jonathan Goldstein

The Jewish communities of East and Southeast Asia display an impressive diversity. Jonathan Goldstein's book covers the period from 1750 and focuses on seven of the area's largest cities and trading emporia: Singapore, Manila, Taipei, Harbin, Shanghai, Rangoon, and Surabaya. The book isolates five factors which contributed to the formation of transnational, multiethnic, and multicultural identity: memory, colonialism, regional nationalism, socialism,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110350696
• ISBN13: 9783110350692
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: de Gruyter Oldenbourg
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"